The ECM moves during primitive streak formation--computation of ECM versus cellular motion.

Galileo described the concept of motion relativity--motion with respect to a reference frame--in 1632. He noted that a person below deck would be unable to discern whether the boat was moving. Embryologists, while recognizing that embryonic tissues undergo large-scale deformations, have failed to ac...

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Main Authors: Evan A Zamir, Brenda J Rongish, Charles D Little
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2567004?pdf=render